My Favorite Toy
by Aniruddha
Do you know what my most favorite thing in my room is? It is my soft toy and sleeping buddy, a stuffed tiger. I named him Matthew and I enjoy playing with it and making up imaginary games with it.
My mother gave me a gift card of $10
at Target because I did very well at my studies and homework. So we went to
Target to find my reward to spend my gift card on. First, I could not decide
what to pick. I looked at footballs and table tennis balls, because these are
my favorite sports. But, I did not find anything that I really needed. Then I
asked my mother for a dinosaur toy and we went looking for a dinosaur. We saw
one but they were so tiny that I decided I really did not want it. Then I saw
these stuffed animal toys – there were elephants, tigers, and hippos.
Have you ever read a comic book called
“Calvin and Hobbes”? Hobbes is Calvin’s stuffed tiger, but he is a real tiger
for Calvin, while everyone else like his mother, father, teacher and friend only
see him as a stuffed toy. So, the tiger that I found in Target looked exactly
like Hobbes. He looked really funny. That is why I decided to buy the stuffed
tiger. He is orange in color with black stripes. He has a long tail and a
really funny looking moustache.
When I got the stuffed tiger home, I
was trying to decide what to call him. My mother said you can name him Hobbes
but I did not want to copy the book because I am not Calvin. So I decided to
name him Matthew and now we are “Ani and Matthew”, just like, “Calvin and
Hobbes”. I made up a game called “Tiger Football” that I play with Matthew.
It’s a fast and fun game. Matthew also helps me from getting bored during
homework time and he sleeps next to me during night time. He is a big tiger so
he helps to chase away any monsters that come in my dreams.
If you ever visit me at home, I would
like to show you my Matthew toy. My sister and all my friends like him and I am
sure you will too. He is my best buddy!
